The Governor of Banadir Region and the Mayor of Mogadishu Mr. Yusuf Hussein Jimale (Madale) welcomed members of the East African Community who were in Mogadishu for work.
Ministers and MPs of the Federal Government of Somalia, the Deputy Chairman of Security and Politics of the Banadir Regional Government and other officials were present at this welcome event.
EAC members have been in Mogadishu for a week to assess the preparations for Somalia to join the East African Community which includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
The head of the office of the East African community Mrs. Tiri Marie Rose, who spoke at the event, expressed great gratitude for the welcome given to her and her delegation at the Local Government House, expressing great hope for Somalia’s accession to the EAC, which includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo, and Rwanda. , Burundi and South Sudan.
Somalia’s envoy to the EAC, Ambassador Abdisalan Hadliye and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Abshir Omar Jama (Haruse) who spoke on their behalf at the event said that the EAC delegation, which has been in Mogadishu for about two weeks, has made a lot of evaluations. noted that Somalia’s accession to the EAC will add a lot to the Horn of Africa trade market.
The Governor of Banadir Region and the Mayor of Mogadishu Mr. Yusuf Hussein Jimale (Madaale) who spoke at the end of the event said that the Banadir Regional Government is happy to host the delegation of the EAC to see the progress and economic growth in general. Somalia and especially the capital of Mogadishu where the biggest market in East Africa is located.
Also, the Mayor of Mogadishu noted that the delegation during the two weeks they were in Hamar saw a lot of things that could facilitate Somalia’s joining the EAC, and he hoped that the assessment made would meet the requirements.
Finally, at the Hamar Elementary Center, things that reflect the Somali culture, especially the Somali house, traditional clothes, cultural games and traditional foods that our country is rich in, were presented.
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